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1938 South American Basketball Championship

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1938 South American Basketball Championship
6th South American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates12-22 February
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Peru (1st title)
1937
1939

The 1938 South American Basketball Championship was the 6th edition of this tournament. It was held in Lima, Peru and won by the host, Peru national basketball team. 5 teams competed, including Ecuador in their first appearance.

Final rankings

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  1.  Peru
  2.  Argentina
  3.  Uruguay
  4.  Brazil
  5.  Ecuador

Results

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Each team played the other four teams once, for a total of four games played by each team and 10 overall in the tournament.

Rank Team Pts W L PF PA Diff
1 Peru Peru 8 4 0 203 167 +36
2 Argentina Argentina 7 3 1 218 180 +38
3 Uruguay Uruguay 6 2 2 160 139 +21
4 Brazil Brazil 5 1 3 174 195 -21
5 Ecuador Ecuador 4 0 4 132 206 -74
Peru 61 - 55 Argentina
Peru 42 - 36 Uruguay
Peru 50 - 47 Brazil
Peru 50 - 29 Ecuador
Argentina 46 - 39 Uruguay
Argentina 60 - 38 Brazil
Argentina 57 - 42 Ecuador
Uruguay 45 - 30 Brazil
Uruguay 40 - 21 Ecuador
Brazil 59 - 40 Ecuador
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